[web-heads] Man catches anthrax from WWW page!!! Elvis and UFOs involved!!

[Gene Spafford <spaf@cerias.purdue.edu>]

Amidst all the anthrax and other terrorism scares, I am sure you are 
all looking for signs of a return to normalcy.

Hard hit by recent events was American Media, the publisher of such 
hard-hitting media stars as "The National Enquirer," "The Examiner," 
"Weekly World News" and more.  As you know, this is where the first 
and only death from anthrax has occurred.

Well, rest assured they have returned to normal, and are showing us the way.

Last week, the WWN featured a cover story on how "Batboy" had 
enlisted in the US Military.  Apparently, Batboy suffers from some 
tragic genetic heritage (and bad teeth), and the News has some 
exclusive coverage of his trials and tribulations over the past few 
months and weeks.   Most recently, he appears to have escaped from 
the FBI (at night, no doubt) and enlisted in the US military (Air 
Force perhaps?).   You can even download a Batboy screensaver: 
<http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/news/index.cfm?instanceid=16306>. 
Other info on this patriotic mutant can be found here: 
<http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/batboy/index.cfm>.

And, leaving the drugstore yesterday, I happened to catch a glance at 
one of the headlines on a different issue that indicated that (parts 
of) a tiny mermaid had been found in a can of tuna!   Those slackers 
at the FDA had better beware -- the news media is on guard for us!


I don't know about you, but I find this a refreshing change from the 
more traditional media's drumbeat of doom, gloom and conflict. There 
are other things to worry about in life, including UFO sightings, 
mutants joining our armed forces, and the secrets of Jennifer Lopez's 
honeymoon.  And we have media that cover these things.  It's what 
makes America great, and confuses the heck out of our enemies.

So, cheer up and have a great weekend. :-)
=======
To unsubscribe from this list, send email to 
<web-heads-request@cerias.purdue.edu> with the message "unsubscribe"